Visibility
Protest Within Private Space
Theoretical Intervention set in the World Bank’s Main Campus Building
Visiblility is a project born from a desire to amplify the voices of protest by providing them with physical representation inside governance spaces. The project intends to serve as a constant reminder for those in power to be accountable to those they serve.
This iteration of the project focused on the World Bank’s Main Campus Building in Washington, DC as a response to the human rights violations and protests many of its development projects generate, reported on by organizations such as International Accountability Project, Human Rights Watch, Accountability Counsel, and more.
The World Bank’s MC Atrium is located in the heart of the building, surrounded by office spaces.
Visibility consists of media walls that give communities a direct visual presence in the World Bank Atrium. In order to maintain the open nature of the atrium and maximize the natural light reaching the ground floor, the panels of the structure will be made of glass with a semi-opaque projection film on one side.
Visibility’s final shape.
Communities impacted by development projects will be able to project live or pre-recorded footage of their choosing onto an individual panel.
Visibility rendered in the World Bank Atrium. The structure creates a direct link to the people the World Bank’s projects affect and serves as a reminder of the consequences of its operations. Visibility’s presence changes the culture and discourse within the space it occupies.